Cash-register.



,N'o 884,640. PATBNTBD APR. 14, 1908.

T. GARNEY.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6 1901. 1o SHEETS-SHEET 1 116. 884,640. PATBNTEliAPR. 14, 1908.

- 1'1. OARNBY.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 6,1901.

10 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED APR., 14,v 1908.

Tv OARNEY. CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 6, 1901.

SHHET 3.

10 SHEETS Nb.884,640. 'PATENTED APR. 14,190s. -T.GARNBY.

CASH REGISTER-. APPLICATION FILED JULYG, 1901.

' 1o SHEETS-SHEET 4.

PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. T. GARNEY.

GASH REGISTER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 5, 1901.

10 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

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w vf meoow PATENTED APR, 14, 1908.

T OARNEY CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1901.

10 SHBEITS-SHBET 0.

m Hw wi t memes PATENTED APR. 14. 1908.

No. 884,640. T GARNEY CASH REGISTER).

APPLICATION rum) JULY 6, 1901. 10 SHEETSfSHEET 7 ,wa i

w, m J6 No. 884,640. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. T. OARNEY.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULu, 1901.

10 SHEETSSHEET 8.

h H nlml limped wot I witnesses N0a 884,640. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

' T, GAHNEY.

CASH REGISTER,

APPLIGATION'PILED JULY 6, 1901 10 SHBETSSHEET E.

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")Viimeoaea No, 884,640. I PATENTED APR. 14 1968" CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1901.

10 SHEETS-SHEET l0.

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To all w/mm it mug,"mn'mm: devises; F l? is 22 Be it; known that I,THOMAS CARNEY, a, paytiy brokeuawaym siiiizen f the United Stat-9S,residing @ay- -ts key and coax: ion, in the eounty of .iiioiltgmm i xand ffkate iii side aia-wafiion of of Ohio,- h We im-ehtml certain newand use- 1 tion it in Casirfiegi. rs, of which 1 F lei "M011,

counter,

i declare the foiiowing to be afuli, clear, and r z mphhas been exactdescription. (2 ised; 26 regresenis a de- This iiwmitioii relates t0imprm mnencs in ti911 0f the devimas crmnm i'm '73 5 Ag mmdle t0 thekepc-oupisi is 3% detail tirainswwsv qe-c'tion View the 3311/16;:evaaion of L wish "regiriicrs, and has more JFxliiQUiflI 10121- '1 Lion(10 i111 PI'OVQUMHtS in regism s of the inuitiipis counteft "m.

1 invention ('unsists 0i ci yi ain nuwi ru fiians, conibinwtions and2.11

ments 02' aris, all of Willi-i1 xvii "n afim more partiimz'lm'iy s0?forth mm at In the :icmoriipzinying drawn: pauh (if this8});C-iii0lii0i} m plan View of die devices eim imdying n 'vention, thecabinet of the same bcin is 2' si sectimmi vuvw, leaking in thebp- 3;; Z

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in the aforesaid draw .iasenijs the imma 0'):

ings the 22; 5 E'ne machine; 2x" ai'lin keys; 1254, 1 59 :mffmi keys;3?. ths 'iio heck key 33 the osite direction and taken on til? line y'@indiaaters; I'M- fhe clerks indium of Fig. i 1 is 2. eizevaiion (ifspecizi transaction iffkiiCfiIOi, and 36 the @p 88 the rotation ya-ckamigo Ewing pinions; arhzmdie. Fig. 3 i hi'Oiifill vertimi an iai'laiView Genera; c? scrip'io'lz.----Gene1aiiy (k "i'ii'mi showing awe:iaiwch and the drawm. this machina may be said M ii i P" 11;; devices;Fig. 6 is (L (ta 0: iieapiessibia ii ysp0mprisfi1gg key L012 01 a Rumba01' animmt nea led star 5 v(5h .5; er when operated mi .1.. u operatingdomai s; Fig. kayien "s for imiimois 2 union by a, movahis,

5' is a, (iii in eia'mtimi of the chaciimember 0011111011 t0 mm. iii andope-m strip feeding devices and 2; qiofiaehmi ViEW of iridepami e111;hmiiilc. The key-Fawn tin dumb eieniwflfi; S is a S 6 2 ice rmed with(2mm shits tiw m a: of whidi (if (hf-f priming maohmib 1 i cqiez'ate 9Gbond 501 the same in mi; fmmciuvzxtion of ti;

live hum hm prii'i ing w 46 parts; Fig. W 13 a damn S i Mann/101i (ifone Fig. 111 um eniaiged side c iavation of the movements 0i iieplifli'ii, a number the parts-1 being omitosd and leave 1. 519121 for(:lcm'iwvs; Fig. 12 :2. detail side e1 '1 The said racks also move theprinting fi lgQ-is 45 tion of the cash countoi aud itsc05pemtti'ierevsith so that 2. record of the amouni reg ing parts andthe special paid out key; Fig. istered may be made. Tim (lei i 13 is adetail side eicva 01-1 of the hash o'perwhiah unlock tip wpemtinghmuiiMing glevicvs; Fig. 14- is i iiaii side 910v: imii an mnount isopvm'icd. {i011 iilusimtiiig MN t2 ion f grmiw "er 2 :1 shack uni when51) mm in key Qpwx mi 3510 she =present invention are improvements overthe devices shown and described in my latentNo.764,559,datedJuly12,1904.

Passing now to the description of the de tails and taking up the partsin their natural stem 38, the latter passing down through suitableapertures in the key-hoard. The key-stems are prevented from turning inthese apertures by pins 39) projecting laterally therefrom and intoguiding slots 40 formed in sleeves ll which surround said stems and arependent from the key-board, (see Fig. 14 of the drawings).

By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the keys are arranged in twohorizontal rows with the keys of one row out of alinoinent with the keysoi. the other so that the lower end of each key-stem directlv above theforward end of one of the key-levers 42.

These key-levers journaied upon trans verse shalt which mounted in themain frame, and each of the some 3 formed with a vertical standard .1having a cooling-notch and a cam-slot .As shown in each o" thekey-levers is guided at its rori by a slotted guide-plate l? secu ed tothe i'rame and at its rear end by s red and notched plate 48; the rearend of the lever ti g through one ol' the slo s 0- c the stand ard l4 o?.ichcs.

The rear "h pivoted wed" or preventing than one ke v lever in time, in amanner welt km the special l led by linkeys can be or Flg. Z0).

lhrhangers oi and 2%!) are conone of said itr-d at :e time l5; ol' thekc odards, e: 'cepting tlios the special ki- 12?) and 3 is provided withu pivoted in i pawl 51, so mounted thereon as to horn illv projectedinto the path of the l :npler when the key is displaced from nornuzlposition. Each of these pawls vielding held in its normal position by acoil spring US, which engages at one end with a lug 52 stain )Qtl fromits re spective key, and at the other with its re spective pawl. as bestillustrated in Fig. l4. The pivoted keycoup ler55 is of a. constructionwell known in the art and is mounted in the main frame by end trunnions56, which are journaled in suitable apertures harmed in the frame. Thiskey-coupler, as shown in Fig. 14, is formed at its rear with aprojecting flange 57 which when the keylevers 42 are operated asses intothe notches 45 and thus couiles al the keys together in a manner wellknown in the art. When an amount key is operated, and its key-levergiven its initial movement, the key-coupler is correspondingly raised toits coupling position so. that any subsequent operation of anotherkey-lever will cause the pawl 51, carried therelrv, to be forcedrearward and ultimately snap over the top of the coupler flange, andthus couple the second key lever for movement with the coupler. Alterthe key-coupler has made its initial movem :nt as above described, it isprevented from moving backward by ratchet and pawl full stroke mechanismconnected thereto and hereinafter more fully described. The formation ofeach of the before-mentioned emu-slots 46 oi the key lever standardsincludes a cam or tion proper for ellecting the movement 0 theregistering l'rame bar and afrce play portion 57 for allowing anadditional independent mo ement of the key-lever but preventing anyoverthrow of the registering frame bar.

Each of the registering frames SS, S7, 88 and 89 comprises two arms 59all of which excepting the arms of frame 88 are pivoted upon transverseshaft 60 and connected by bars 61. and 62, as best shown in Fig. 15. Thearms of frame 88 are fast to the shaft. The bar, or rod 62, of eachframe normally lies directly above all the upper open ends of thecam-slots 46, of the key lovers of that particular frame so that whenone of the amount-key-levers is operated, the walls of its cam-slot willengage said bar and rock the same. As the cam-slots are graduated, eachbar 62 is rocked dilierent distances by its several keys and the desiredgraduated movements of the registering i'raiiics thus secured.

Amount indicci0rsa--As the construction and operation of the amountindicators are similar in each instance, 1 will describe one only asthis will su'llice for all. The registering frame 58 for the units ofcents bank, above stated, is journaled upon the shaft 60 and is providedwith a segmental rack 6-. having a rearwardly extending can'i-a'rm 6%for ope ating its respective indicator. As the registering frame 58 ismoved different distances according to the value-cl the key leveroperated, the cam-arm 64 will be correspondingly raised and by itsengagement with a pi. 65 mounted on a pivoted bellcrank lever 66 whichis journaled upon a transverse rigid shaft 67, will rock said arm tosecure a graduated movement. This arm is connected to a pivotedratchet-segigient 68 mounted on a shaft 331 by a link Theratchet-segment 68 will thus nected to its respective indicator in amanner similar to the other indicators. A sleeve 66" is journaled onsaid shaft 67 and carries two of the levers 66 one of which cooperateswith its arm 6-1 and the other with the indicator connectionssubstantially as just described in connection with the units of centsbank. The lever 66 for the units of dollar is: journaled on the sleeve66* as shown in Fig. 6. 10 Two indicators are pre .ided for each bankexcepting the tens of dollars bank for which 1 provide single indicatorhaving a double row of figures for indicating back and front in a mannerwell known in the art. It will be seen from the above that the coupledgroups of rack segments and indicators mov e in unison, and that eitherone or the other of the totalizing counters is operated by itsrespective group of segments if it is properly adjusted for engagementtherewitl'i.

The above description relates specifically to the amount indicators, andthe mode of operation for the clerk's or dcpm'tmcnt indi- .1101 issubstantially the same, with the ex- 5 ception that in this case asingle indicator 3% provided with two parallel rows ofcharactcrs isutilized to indicate at both the hack and front of the machine. Thespecial double indicators for indicating the character of thetransaction, whether it be cash, "paid out, "received on account orcharged, is also operated in suhstantialy the same manner as theindicators already described, with the exception that its operating rackseg Atl'it doe-snot receive movement from a registering frame but isoperated by a pin ion 95 which is lastupon short sleeve 96 iournaledupon the outermost of a series of nested printer sleeves which will hehereinaf ter more particularly described This sleeve 96 is pro 'idedwitha crank arm 97 (see Figs.

-d 3) which is connected to another simin 98 mounted upon a rock shaft99 a pivoted link 100K The shafttlt is prowill series of graduatedpendent 1, formed with cam-surfaces in 1-7 and These e arranged to beoperated by pins 103 perated, it will rock the said 2 greater or lessdegree and thus secure tie desired graduated movement for properlysetting the special indicator. in order to prevent the possibleoverthrow of one of the arms 101 by partial operation of one of thekey-levers, the hook ends of said arms are so constructed as to becomelocked to the pins 103 after the movements 80 of'the key-levers havecommenced.

As each of the ecial keys 2S, 2% and 30, when operated, roc {S the shaft99, this movement is utilized to throw out the cash counter which isshown in Fig. 12 and which is normally in-position to receive theregistrations.

the same is raised.

This counter is mounted in a counter-frame 104, pivoted upon a shaft 105which is mounted in the main frame and is provided with a pendent arm106 carrying an anti-friction roller 107, engaging the peripheryofathrowing cam 108 mounted upon the aforesaid rotation shaft 83. Theofilce of this arm 106 and cam 108 is to throw the counter back with itspinions out of mesh with the rack segments during the return of saidsegments, after a registration has been made. The counter is thrownforward to bring its pinions into mesh with the rack segments by theaforesaid cam 108 which engages an antifriction roller 109 mounted uponan arm 110, which is pivoted upon the counter frame and is formed withnotch 111 in its upper edge.

A pivoted bell crank paw-l 112 is also mounted upon the counter frame,and is normally drawn into contact with a stop-pin 113 on said frame, bya coil spring 114 which connects said pawl to the frame. This osition ofthe hell crank pawl is shown in ig. 12, and will he hereinafter termedthe operating position of the counter. hen the shaft 99 is rocked asaforesaid, an angular arm 115 rigid on said shaft is thrown rearward tobring its bevel end 116 into contact with a pin 117 mounted upon thebell-crank pawl, to force the vertical portion of the awl 112 r arwm'd.until its lower end is in a inement with the notch 11]. hen the pawl isin this position the counter is ino erative, as the pivoted arm 110 isfree to )e elevated without rocking the counter frame. l/Vhcn the pawl112 is allowed to resume its normal position, as shown in Fig. 12, itslower end will pass from over the notch 111 and into a position to heengaged by the arm 110 when This construction, in effect, locks the arm110 to the counter frame, or unlocks the same, as the case may he. Theremaining, orcharge counter, shown in Fig. 17, is normally adjustedtothe position shown in this figure, in which it is inopera we. Whcn thecharge key-lever is operated, a pin 118 mounted thereon engages thebevel end 119 of a hook arm 120, which is loose upon the rock shaft 99,and rocks said frame, to disengage an arm 121, carried the1'cby,'andsimilar to the arm 115, from the pawl .112 of this particular counter.The charge counter is thus thrown into operative position and the cashcounter simultaneously adjusted to its inoperative position by thesingle operation of the charge key. By means of the above describeddevices, the cash counter will be thrown out upon the. operation of anyone of the special keys, and in addition the charge counter will bethrown into operative position upon the operation of the charge keysalone.

As it is desirable in this particular type of machine to compel theoperation of the amount keys before the clerks keys and pre- "line-lreturn 1110\"611101111 pivoted spring-drswn-letch 145 upon said lever,141, so that its lower bevel-end H6 normally contacts with the shaft 134and holds the uper hook end of said hitch out of the path of the pin 114 to permit the coupler to mulre its initial movementv upon theoperation of an amount-hey. Vr henthe lever 1 A is operated, however,the lower hevel end of the latch is moved away from the shaft 13 i andthe upper hook end oi said i hitch thus permitted to pass over the pin14% and couple the key-coupler and lever totheir entire stroke.

' of the lever 141, the bevel end of the latch again contacts with theshaft 134 and disengages the latch from the pin 144, to leave the portsin the position shown in Fig. 20. The reciprocating move gcther duringment of the key coupler are utilizedl to secure a. rotsry movement ofthe nnun operating shaft 83', as follows:

Rotation s71 aft connectwm.-Projecting forwardly from the key-coupler,as shown in Figs. 3 and t, isn rigid arm 14?, provided at its forwardend with :1 pin 14%; which projects into nneiongatcd slot 149 formed ina rack her 150, as more clearly shown in Fig. 4. T he her 150 is mountedupon the main frame h v means of a guiding holt 151 which projectsthrough on elongated slot 152 formed in said l)2l-I. The upper portionpt stud her is provided upon opposite edges with rock teeth 153 and 154winch engage rcspectivelywith pinions 155 and-156. The pimons 155 and156 are of sulti 'ient w, lth to engage hoth the racks 153 and 154 andalso an intermediate pinion 157, journalcd upon the main frame hack ofthe rack-her and meshing with hoth of the pinions 155 and 156. The widthof the upper portion of the her is such that the rack-teeth can onlyengage one of the pinions 155 and 156 nt :1 time, the her heing oscilleted to engage one of the some upon its upstroke and the other upon itsdown stroke. This oscillation of the her is accomplished by n coilspring 158 which connects snid her to the main frame and is so locatedas to exert its power either shove or helow the holt 151 when the her isreciproented, the holt noting as n fulcrum. When the stress of thespring is from n point below the bolt 15], the rock is movedintoengugcment with the pinion 155, but when the power of the spring isexerted above the bolt, the rack is drsrrm into engage lnentwith thepinions 156 as shown in Fig. 4. As the pinion 155 is mounted upon thenoun Upon the sateen frame and the pinion .156 upon the shaft 83 and theirnermedintc pinion connects said first mentioned pinions, the reci'irocntion of the reel; her will result in u continuous forward movementoi the pinion 156. In order to hold the reel; hur t int-sh with theproper pinion during an entire stitil its upper end with n lug 1:39)which operates on one or the other side of n flange 160 fast to he framein a. manner well known in the srt. Any rctrogrzule movement of theshaft 83 prcrentcd hv e. rutchet wheel 161 first thm'eon, us shun it},and engaged h y n suits spri pawl 162. ratchet r. res at number of teeth16". so that when the coupler rccci s its initiul movement it will isarrested hv s sii'igle tooth 162. If the coupler is slightiy overthrownit will settle hitches the Ytitllti will move hack until the tooth 1.62strikes the pawl 162.

he, it provided The it has heretofore lieen stated that the racksegments (Bore arranged in two corresponding groups or series, and thatthe two counters cooperate with these groups, and I will now describethe detail construction of the counters as follows" Tl; e (POUJZHIISr-ASthe two counters are Sulk stnntinlly alike, :1 description of onewillsuflice for both. As has hetero been stated, each of the counterscomprises a suitable rock frame 104 journeled upon a transversesheft105. Each oi these frames carries at its rear end a transverserotary shaft 163,

upon which the counter wheels 164 are mounted. Each of the first-four ofthese counter-wheels provided with a rtitehet wheel 165 and a pinion166, the latter being adapted to he hrought into mesh with itsrespective rock segment when the counterfrurnes rock rearward in'themanner before described. T he counter wheels are numlzered respectivelyfrom (1 to 9 and so located that the amounts indicated thereon mayberead through'suitnhle openings in the cabinet or casing, not shown. Anretrograde movement of these counter wleels is prerented by a series ofspring-pre'ssed-powls 167 mounted in the counter-frame" and engaging theratchet wheels. i

W hen one of the above mentioned'counteb wl'ieels has made :1 completerevolution, a pin 16S carried thereby engages a nose 169 upon a trippingpawl 170, which is mounted in the counter frzune, and forces said pawlheck ngniust the tension of its spring to disengage n shoulder 171formed thereon from :1 lug 172 of sspriug pressed. transfer pawl 17%which s mounted in the upper end of n pivoted lever 174, said leverbeing in turn pirotslly mounted in the counter frame at 174.. connectedh n coil spring 175 so that when the tripping pawl is operated, thetransfer The ])2'1\\'l we and the pawl 173 aretended trunnion end 56 ofthe keyroupler. The pawl 197 is normally drawn into the po sition shownin Fig. 11 by a coil spring i953 which connects its lower end to a lug200 forming part of the lever 198. key-coupler is elevated, the arm 198isinoved downward and thus causes abevel nose 201, formed on the pawl19?, to engage a lug 202 projecting from the platen lever and draw thelatter downward until the lower bevel end 202 of the pawl 107 strikes astationary pin 203 to disengage the nose 201 from the lug 202. Whenthis. operation takes place, the platen lever 193 snaps upward, whichbrings the platen 188 in contact with the detail strip to force thelatter and the inking ribbon, hereinafter described,-- against the typewheels. In order to prevent a blurred impression and to cause thenecessary rebound of the platen, both the platen lever 193 for therecord strip and the, platen lever 204 for the check strip, are providedwith a nose 205 which contacts with a spring pressed plunger 206 to holdthe platens 18S and 207 a slight distance away from the type. Thisconstruction is best illustrated in corn nection with the check platenlever 204, the parts of the lower lever being obscured. it is notdesirable at all times to operate the check platen lever 20a, I providemeans for throwing this'lever into and out of connec-' tion with thelever 193. This means coniprises a vertical slide 208 supported by thejournaLpins195 and formed with an elongated slot 209 so that it may bemoved vertically to cause a headed bolt 210, carried thereby, to enteran elongated slot 211 formed in the lever 20 2. An auxiliary pin 212 ismounted on a slide 208 and projects into a slot 213, formed in the lever193, to cause the said slide to rock with thelever and impart motion tothe upper platen lever through the medium. of the bolt 210. The slide208 is'raised to cause the bolt 210 to enter the slot 211 by the specialcheclokey 32.

which is fast upon a short shaft 215, and is formed with an elongatedslot 216 into which projects a pin 217 mounted on said slide.

As it becomes necessary to latch the key 82 in its depressed positionfor a prcdeter mined period, I provide the inner end of the shaft 215,which projects through the side frame, with a rigid pawl 218 formed withav shoulder 219, as best shown in Fig. 4. When the key is depressed, thepawl 218 is elevated until the nose 220 of a spring drawn pawl 221passes under the shoulder 219 and holds said pawl 218 in its elevatedposition. After the. pinion 155 has made acomplete revolution, a cam 222carried thereby, engages the upper end of the pawl 221 and forces thesame rearward against the tension of its spring 223 to disengage thenose 220 from the shoulder 21% Vhen the gated slot 234, formed in saidand allow pawl 218 to assume its normal position, shown in Fig. 4. a

The above described means provide for throwing the check platen leverinto and out of operative position at will, and it therefore becomesnecessary to also provide means for stopping the feed of the check paperand the printing of the date and consecutive number upon the check. Thisresult I accomplish by providing the key 32, with a pendent, OUT-78d arm224 which carr es two laterally projecting" pins and 226. The pin 226,when the key is depressed, contacts with the incline edge 227 of apivoted bell crank lever 226 which, as best shown in Fig. 11, is pivotcdupon the forward end of a larger bell crank lever 220, which in turn ispivoted upon the printer frame. As the pin 226 rises, it plays along thesurface 227 and thus forces the lever 22S rearward against the tensionof a coil spring 230 which connects it to the lever 229 and normallyholds it in the position shown in Fig. 1], with a shoulder 231 which. isformed thereon, contacting with.

pin 232 on said lever 229.

When the lever 228 is forcedrearward, as

above describrl, a pin 233 mounted on the V 7 arm 10b is caused toproject into an elonlever 228, and thus couple said lever to the arm198; When the parts are so coupled, the operation of the key couplerwill cause the bell crank lever 229 to be rocked upon its pivot 235,thus elevating its rear end. This rear, end of the lever is formed withan elongated slot 236, through which projects a headed pin 237, toconnect said lever movably with an upright rack bar 23 This rack-bar isguided by anti-friction rollers 239 and 240 mounted on suitable studswhich are secured. to the printer frame, so that its rack-teeth willalways mesh with a pinion 240 mounted loose upon a rigid shaft 241 whichprojects from the printer frame as shown in Figs. 1 and 77 The position,as s own in F 7, by a coil soring 242 which surrounds the shaft 241 andbears with its op osite ends one against the pinion and the. otheragainst the side frame.

' One side of the pinion 2A0- is provided with a bevel tooth 243, asshown in the detail part of Fig. 7. projects into a notch 244: formed inthe sleeve 245 which is journaled on the shaft 24], and carries asuitable electro and two disks 246 which are milled upon theirpcriphcries and act feeding disks for the check strip. VJhen the rackbar 238 is elevated in the manner above described, the gear 240 isrotated so as to cause the bevel tooth to ride out of the notch 244, thepinion 240 being forced inward against the tension of its spring topermit of this operation. As the rotation of the wheel 240 continues,the

pinion 240 is held in its normal This tooth normaliy

